SBS Transit Bus Service 460 is a limited-stop bus service introduced under the Land Transport Authority’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP). This service provides a direct connection to MRT Stations for estates farther away from transport nodes.
Bus Service 460 commences service on 27 April 2026.
↺ Tampines North Dr 2 (Loop)
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Tampines Bus Interchange ↺ Tampines North Drive 2 (Loop) | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Tampines St 64 | |||||||||||
| Route Length | 6.8 km | |||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 38 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Tampines Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | SBS Transit Ltd | |||||||||||
| Current Depot | Bedok North Bus Depot (BNDEP) | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | Single-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Tampines |
Weekdays (Except Public Holidays) |
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| 06:30 – 10:00 & 16:30 – 20:00 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| Loop Service | 15 mins | |||||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares. |
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Bus Service 460 provides a faster connection for commuters travelling between between housing estates in Tampines Boulevard / Tampines Retail Park, and Tampines town centre/MRT Station. This limited-stop service, which operates only during weekday morning and evening peak hours, is a quicker alternative to Bus Service 296.
The service plies non-stop sectors between Tampines Bus Interchange and Tampines North Drive 1 via Tampines Concourse, Tampines Ave 9, Tampines Ave 6 and Tampines Ave 11.
MRT Station Served:
- EW2–DT32 Tampines
Departure Timings:
Weekdays (Except Public Holidays)
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Operator History:
- 27 Apr 2026 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd
This service will be operated by Go-Ahead Singapore as the awarded operator of the Tampines Bus Package from July 2026.
Route History:
- 2026 (27 Apr): Introduced from Tampines Int to Tampines North Dr 2 (Loop) during weekday peak hours as a limited stop service under the LTA’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP)
Reference:
- More Improvements Under the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme in 2026 – Land Transport Authority
- Acting Minister for Transport Mr Jeffrey Siow and Minister of State for Transport Mr Baey Yam Keng’s Remarks on Updates to the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme at Tampines North Bus Interchange – Ministry of Transport
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What a terrific start to a first day!
I’m being sarcastic, it was not a good start.
First, 460 buses, as per LTA’s long-lasting rule for new/amended bus services, were strictly restricted to follow the timetable, meaning the buses were forced to CRAWL VERY SLOWLY. And 460 ended up being so slow, the 296 bus that departed Tampines Int with it managed to catch up and **overtake** at the looping point. What a disappointment
Speaking of departure, 460 & 296 were for some reason scheduled to depart at around the same time, meaning either one is going to collect air (usually 460).
All in all launch day did not look promising, let’s see how 460 turns out to be in the future (please fix the scheduling, please)
I mean, as you said, that’s standard for the first few weeks of a new service. 296 was the same early on, just crawling. I’ll never understand the rule but nonetheless it exists and I think for the first few weeks 296 will actually be faster, as you observed. Still mystified that it doesn’t use North Drive 1 as part of its express sector
To be fair there was a bit of demand on the first evening peak bus even through 296 literally caught up at IKEA as well…probably most people that boarded thought they were actually gonna get a faster ride but in reality? Nah
Very crowded by the shuttle service to Courts store and IKEA store. They will discounted and bus service 460 can operate, but it needed to skipped 4 stops to form a shuttle.
basically 296X
Knew it from start as it always crowded.
A modified return of the Tampines Retail Park Shuttle? LOL
I find it interesting they immediately jump on the “express feeder” option instead of the “bump up frequencies” option
10min peak, 15min off peak, seriously?
And funnily enough, the amount of time taken for 296 to travel between Tampines Int & St 64 is not that much, about 15min per direction
Yes yes Ave 6 is a nightmare during the peak hours, but St 64 residents are getting the seats first before the Ave 6 ppl do, so I don’t think there’s an issue there apart from the ahem ahem frequency
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(insert are we deadass meme)
do u happen to have any guesses on why 460 doesn’t go down north dr 1 instead
Not sure, i was also convinced it would go via nth dr 1 since it would’ve been faster compared to Ave 6
maybe they wanted it to dupe 296 as much as possible? 💀